In this Act -
"Act of 1942" means the Central Bank Act, 1942;
"Act of 1971" means the Central Bank Act, 1971;
"Act of 1989" means the Central Bank Act, 1989;
"Act of 1997" means the Central Bank Act, 1997;
"Bank" means the Central Bank of Ireland;
"Minister" means the Minister for Finance;
"Statute" means the Statute on the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank as set out in Protocol (No. 3) (annexed by the Treaty on European Union done at Maastricht on the 7th day of February, 1992) to the Treaty establishing the European Community done at Rome on the 25th day of March, 1957.